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By CentraState Health|2024-06-21T12:33:07-04:00April 12th, 2024|Categories: Healthy Aging|Tags: Hospice Care, Palliative Care|
Many patients and their families are hesitant to seek palliative care services because it’s often confused with hospice. While both types of care focus on patient comfort, there are distinct differences. Vikranta Sharma, MD, a hospice and palliative medicine specialist at CentraState, provides her perspectives. What is palliative care? Palliative [...]
By CentraState Health|2023-08-11T12:38:29-04:00July 10th, 2023|Categories: Health A-Z|Tags: Palliative Care|
Palliative medicine is a medical specialty designed to help patients manage symptoms and side effects of serious illness and also attend to patients' emotional, social and spiritual needs, as well. But many patients and their families are hesitant to seek palliative care services because it is often confused with [...]